the 12 @ - @ pounder ##s fired 3 @ - @ inch ( 76 mm ) , 12 @ . @ 5 @ - @ pound ( 5 @ . @ 7 kg ) projectile ##s at a muzzle velocity of 2 @ , @ 35 ##9 ft / s ( 71 ##9 m / s ) . lighter guns consisted of eight 47 @ - @ mill ##ime ##tre ( 1 @ . @ 9 in ) three @ - @ pounder hot ##ch ##kis ##s guns and four 47 @ - @ mill ##ime ##tre 2 @ . @ 5 @ - @ pounder hot ##ch ##kis ##s guns . the former were mounted in the superstructure and the latter in the fighting tops .
the 12 @ - @ pounders fired 3 @ - @ inch ( 76 mm ), 12 @. @ 5 @ - @ pound ( 5 @. @ 7 kg ) projectiles at a muzzle velocity of 2 @, @ 359 ft / s ( 719 m / s ). lighter guns consisted of eight 47 @ - @ millimetre ( 1 @. @ 9 in ) three @ - @ pounder hotchkiss guns and four 47 @ - @ millimetre 2 @. @ 5 @ - @ pounder hotchkiss guns. the former were mounted in the superstructure and the latter in the fighting tops.